Morris Heights

Morris Heights is a residential neighborhood on the western side of The Bronx, New York City, located along the Harlem River. The neighborhood is linked to Washington Heights, Manhattan by the Alexander Hamilton Bridge, and it is dominated by tenement buildings, vacant lots, apartments, and town houses. In 2011, Morris Heights had a population of 36,779 people, most of whom were African-Americans or Hispanic immigrants from Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic; almost half of the population lived under the poverty line and relied on public assistance. During the 1970s, the hip-hop subculture grew out of Morris Heights, and a wave of arson attacks led to urban renewal in the area.